Nadine and her best friend Viviannie only wanted one last carefree night before graduation. But when Viviannie catches the attention of Scuro, the ruthless head of the Italian mafia, everything changes. She disappears soon after, leaving only cryptic messages that make Nadine fear the worst.
What Nadine doesn’t know is that Scuro has taken Viviannie—and to keep his secret buried, he orders his most loyal enforcer, Matteo, to watch Nadine from afar. But watching her becomes something far more dangerous when Matteo finds himself drawn to the very woman he’s meant to keep at a distance.
As Nadine juggles medical school pressures, family expectations, and the unsettling suspicion that she’s being followed, the truth inches closer. Matteo is torn between loyalty to Scuro and his growing feelings for her… feelings that become even harder to deny when Nadine discovers he once stopped Viviannie from escaping.
When rival enemies target Nadine to strike at Scuro, she’s forced into a deadly underworld she never wanted. Betrayals run deep—especially when she learns her own father is tied to the mafia—and she must decide whether to trust Matteo despite everything he’s done.